so it seems i am getting some traffic here... so let me tell what i have done in the last few months

- i entered our kingdom A&S competition with an pewter cast ampulea and parts of my ACC outfit ( i did ok)

- i learned how to knit .. from HE Jennet at Uprising war this yr... it is fun.. but i have gotten side tracked

- i discovered pinterest... i love it... it is addicting... and i have even made some of the things i have pinned ( i know... unreal)... pictures to follow

- i learned (from another person.. instead of you tube and other internet sources) naalbinding at harvest war this year from karen (sca name to follow)... i love it... i discovered the way i had been doing it is the "advanced stitch" .. at harvest i made a kippah (that i wore to Rosh Hashanah)...  i am now partway thru my next hat

- i made several naalbinding needles... last yr i made some from mastadon ( i believe)... which i gave away
... as a thank you to karen i asked her what she would like one out of and gave her my list of materials (ivory, mastadon, bone, antler) she choose antler ... so i made 3 of those and have been using one on my own project... i also asked prax if she would like one and offered her the same list... she choose mastadon... so i made a few out of those... not very flexible... but they look good

- i learned trichinopoly (viking wire weaving)... it uses one of the simple naalbinding stitches.. it is fun... i have already made several lengths out of different metals

 and this month i participated in another reddit gift exchange.. i hand etched some drinking glasses made from bottles and sent them off to new zealand

pictures to follow

local Arts and Sciences competition this weekend... then halloween and Kingdom Collegium

btw... i won the "best use of pewter" in the ACC...(pictures to follow)

 i am encouraging everyone to enter their stuff in the artemisian arts and sciences competition in may

tomorrow i will be teaching a class at the arn hold clothiers guild on how to make pants based on the thorsberg trousers.. i will try upload the handout

Layer 4 – Accessory Layer – Boots

                                                                        

These are turnshoes based on the Haithabu (Hedeby) grave site number nine.  I drafted the pattern based on this picture

I decided to use a nice black cow leather (3-4 oz) I had and natural cow leather (8-12oz) for the sole. I used real sinew (a gift from the past) to sew the front seam and I used artificial sinew for the seams attaching the upper to the sole as I have a ton of it and it will last longer than the leather.

It is held closed with a leather strip

Item created: October 2011

Cost: leather– from stash.. $0; sinew from stash $0                                                              … Total 73.00 

Categories/ Subcategories: Costuming: Footwear (CF).

Layer 3 – Cold Weather Layer

Layer 3 – Cold Weather layer –Feldr (square cloak) I drafted the pattern using the description of one of the cloaks found in “Viking Clothing”. It states Ibn Fadlan * describes a cloak which covers half the body leaving one arm uncovered which seems to be like the Frankish cloak worn for hundreds of years (the feldr). These were usually in a double square I did the short side 45 in (

I decided to use a white wool blanket from my fabric stash. The thread used is a wool thread, purchased in Blue wool 

I made a copper cloak pin... but at this time i cannot find it... hopefully by saturday.

Item created: December 24th 2011

Cost: wool blanket– from stash.. $0; blue wool thread purchased $2.30 oz  : red already included $0                                                     … Total $73.00

Categories/ Subcategories: Costuming: Tourney pre1000 (CT). Blanket Stitching Needlework – Surface Embriodery (N-SE)

Layer 2 – Main Layer – Trousers and Kyrtle

The pattern I made is based on the Thorsberg trouser find.  These are a pair of pants found in bog dated 100-400ad.  They have a multi-part gusset – the design is very comfortable for sitting on the floor or on a bench or on horseback. This crotch gusset is found throughout the Viking era… with the latest found as scraps used as caulking for boats in Hedeby.*

I decided to use some rust linen from my fabric stash. The thread used is a cotton thread, purchased because I could not find any linen thread locally matching the material at the time I started.

I drafted the pattern using an old pair of boxers (see braies page) and looking at sketches of the pants. First I cut up the boxers, then transferred the pattern to a cotton fabric, then I basted together the pants, made adjustments, un-basted and cut out this pair from the linen.

I evened out the waistband and belt loops and did and over stitch on both ends to strengthen.

The seams are all handsewn; using a running stitch then flat felled with a hem stitch. 

Item created: September 2011

*I decided to do a 2nd pair out of wool.. the wool was purchased at Pendleton and sewn on the sewing machine using cotton thread purchased at JoAnn's. Made October 2011.

The red trousers have a wool finger woven belt and the green pants have a wool tablet woven belt.

The trousers fit wonderfully and are quite comfortable.

Cost: Rust linen – from stash.. $0; cotton thread purchased from Joann’s $2.05; belt yellow wool $16.00

Green wool from Pendleton Woolen Mill  $5.99; cotton thread from JoAnn's $2.05; belt wool 2@16   

Total $ 68.14

Categories/ Subcategories: Costuming: Tourney pre1000 (CT).

Finger woven belt: Textile Arts: Application

Tablet woven Belt: Textile Arts: Woven

 *scraps from Hedeby – abandoned 1066 ce

Kyrtle – Main layer shirt

This kyrtle is an example of the Nockert type 1 classification, which boils down to… it has a tubular torso, with the gores inserted into the “skirt” area. These are found all over the in the Viking era.

I decided to use some natural linen from my fabric stash. The thread used is a cotton thread, purchased because I could not find any linen thread locally matching the material at the time I started.

I drafted the pattern using the sketches based on period “bog finds”. I decided to go with a triangular neckline as I find it comfortable and went with the square gussets for freedom of movement.  I also went with single piece gores instead of double or triple piece gores, as I was hand sewing the outfit and did not want to make extra work for myself.

The seams are all hand sewn; using a running stitch, then flat felled with a hem stitch.

Decorative blanket stitching was added using a contrasting linen thread.

Item created: Sept/Oct 2011

Cost: linen – from stash.. $0; same spool of cotton thread as for pants  $0…linen thread in blanket stitching same as used for the drawstring in braies .. $0      Total 68.14

Categories/ Subcategories: Costuming: Tourney pre1000 (CT) , blanket stitching - Needlework – Surface  (N-SE)

Additional items in this layer:

Tablet woven belt...same wool thread as on trousers... $0 

w/Pewter Buckle: stone donated, pewter in stash...$0

Necklace with Amber thors hammer... amber and beads from stash... linen thread same linen

Nailbinded bag... same yellow wool as before... red wool from FUZZ... $2.40oz... TOTAL $70.54

addtl categories...buckle Metalwork: Casting

Jewelery: Strung Jewelry: and Jewelry: Lapidary work

bag nail binding: Textile Arts: Woven... or is it Application??

Layer 1 – Skin Layer – Braies and undertunic

seems like i was mistaken and i am supposed to put up all my pictures and documentation.. everything was done on time..(except for posting these pictures).. ignore the dates on the camera... the viewscreen is broken and i can't fix it...

Braies – Men’s underwear

Men’s underwear is noted in sagas, there is no direct evidence of how they were made.  It is assumed it is the same cut as trousers only with short legs.

The pattern I made is based on the Thorsberg trouser find (see appendix A for full pictures).  These are a pair of pants found in bog dated 100-400ad.  They have a multi-part gusset – the design is very comfortable for sitting on the floor or on a bench or on horseback. This crotch gusset is found throughout the Viking era… with the latest found as scraps used as caulking for boats in Hedeby.*

I decided to use some white linen from my fabric stash. The thread used is a cotton thread, purchased because I could not find any linen thread locally matching the material at the time I started.

I drafted the pattern using an old pair of boxers and looking at sketches of the pants. First I cut up the boxers, then transferred the pattern to a cotton fabric, then I basted together the pants, made adjustments, un-basted and cut out this pair from the linen.

The seams are all handsewn; using a running stitch then flat felled with a hem stitch.  This is an underwear layer – so I left off the trouser loops and put in a drawstring to keep them up.

I made the drawstring using fingerloop braiding and natural colored linen purchased for the project.

The braies fit wonderfully and are quite comfortable.

Item created: August 2011

Cost: linen – from stash.. $0; cotton thread purchased from Joann’s $ 2.05; linen thread for drawstring purchased at Sequim $8.00… Total $10.05

Categories/ Subcategories: Costuming: Tourney pre1000 (CT) and drawstring Textile Application (TA-A)

*scraps from Hedeby – abandoned 1066 ce

Under tunic – Men’s underwear    

Men of the Viking era were know to wear multiple tunic layers.

These kyrtles are examples of the Nockert type 1 (see appendix B) classification, which boils down to… it has a tubular torso, with the gores inserted into the “skirt” area.

I decided to use some natural linen from my fabric stash. The thread used is a cotton thread, purchased because I could not find any linen thread locally matching the material at the time I started.

I drafted the pattern using the sketches based on period “bog finds”. I decided to go with a round neckline and went with the square gussets for freedom of movement.  I also went with single piece gores instead of double or triple piece gores, as I was hand sewing the outfit and did not want to make extra work for myself.

The seams are all hand sewn; using a running stitch, then flat felled with a hem stitch.

Item created: August 2011

Cost: linen – from stash.. $0; same spool of cotton thread  $0… Total 10.05

Categories/ Subcategories: Costuming: Tourney pre1000 (CT)     

DONE...

DONE.. my final outer layer not too exciting... i cut down a white woolen blanket to the dimension discussed in my viking book and did decorative blanket stitching on the outer edge

so
LAYER 1 braies and tunic... hand sewn linen with cotton thread
finger loop braiding for the drawstring (flax thread)
LAYER 2 trousers and kyrtle... hand sewn linen with cotton thread
belt - tablet woven w purchased wool
decorative blanket stitching on neckline (flax thread)
LAYER 3 cloak (feldr) white wool decorative blanket stitching on edges (wool on wool)
cloak clasp - hammered copper
ACCESSORY LAYER 1 - boots (based on boots found at hedeby... "viking" town)
leather with artificial sinew... hand stitched
accessory - nailbinded pouch - wool made with handmade ivory needle
accessory - tablet woven garters w/ pewter cast buckle

this is the outfit...but different undershirt/cloak and belt

even though i did make them all... it was just previously

that is what i can think of off my head while down in slc... enjoying the christmas weekend w/ family and friends

all is from my stash.. except threads .. all thread purchased during the challenge... wool and cotton